Question

Hi I need help fast I don’t know if the answer that I picked is right or wrong

Answer 1

We have the following equation

`2x-5=(1)/(3)x`

These are some possible steps to solve it:

#1. Substract 2x from both sides

`2x-5-2x=(1)/(3)x-2x`

#2. Simplify

`\begin{gathered} -5=((1)/(3)-2)x \\ -5=((1)/(3)-(6)/(3))x \\ -5=-(5)/(3)x \end{gathered}`

#3. multiply both sides by 3

`3\mleft(-(5)/(3)x\mright)=3\mleft(-5\mright)`

#4. Simplify

`-5x=-15`

#5. Divide both sides by -5

`(-5x)/(-5)=(-15)/(-5)`

#6. Simplify

`x=3`

So, we can see from the set of steps above, that the 4th option is the correct one!